Ascension : Turtle Nest Humour
Submitted by The Islander (Islander Editors) 11.02.2010 (Article Archived on 25.02.2010)

A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below.

A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost.  He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below.  He descended a bit more and shouted,  “Excuse me, can you help me?  I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don’t know where I am.”  The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground .  You’re between 40 and 41 degrees latitude north and between 59 and 60 degrees longitude west”.  “You must be an engineer” said the balloonist.  “I am, I work for SERCO” replied the woman,  “How did you know?”  “Well”, answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information and the fact is I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all, if anything, you’ve delayed my trip.”

The SERCO woman below responded, “You must be in management.” “I am, I work for the Ascension Island Government” replied the balloonist, ”But how did you know?” “Well” said the SERCO woman, “You don’t know where you are or where you’re going.  You have risen to where you are due to large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you’ve no idea how to keep and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems.  The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met but now, somehow, it’s my fault.” 

 CIH